Christopher Heseltine
Christopher Heseltine
Born: 26 November 1869, South Kensington, London
Died: 13 June 1944, Walhampton, Lymington, Hampshire
Major Teams: Hampshire, England.
Known As: Christopher Heseltine
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, 1895/96
Last Test: England v South Africa at Cape Town, 3rd Test, 1895/96
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 2 0 18 18 9.00 0 0 3 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 157 3 84 5 16.80 5-38 1 0 31.4 3.21
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1892 - 1914)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 79 121 8 1390 77 12.30 0 3 54 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 8212 4171 170 24.53 7-106 7 0 48.3 3.04
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Christopher Heseltine had a difficult start to his cricket career - he
failed to make the XI at Eton, and was unable to obtain a cricket blue at
Cambridge (although he did play for the University at football). He started
playing county cricket for Hampshire, at that time not first-class, and only
really made a mark in his late twenties. For a few years, however, he was
known as a genuinely fast bowler, capable of troubling the best. A tall man,
he had a high action, but was unable to sustain his pace for extended
spells. His best year was 1897, when he took 41 wickets at an average of 17.
Heseltine toured India, the West Indies and South Africa with teams led by
Lord Hawke, and during the 1896-97 winter played two Tests against South
Africa. He made a duck in his first Test innings, but took 5/38 when South
Africa followed on. He was less successful in his second Test, not taking a
wicket and making 18. He had a military career, and thus played only
intermittently for Hampshire in a career spread over 24 years. He served
with distinction in the First World War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel, and was later awarded the MBE. He was later President of Hampshire,
and served on the MCC committee (DL 2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 10:26:15 GMT
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